Railroad tie or sleeper



Y e. SAILLIEZ.

(No Model.)

RAILROAD 'r1-B 'on SLEBPER.

Patented July Z0, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLOTAIRE SAILLIEZ, OF WHAT OHEER, IOWA.

RAILROAD TIE OR` SLEEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,733, dated July 20,1886.

Application niea'Apmi 12, 188s.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLOTAIRE SAILLIEZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at What Cheer, in the county of Keokuk and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Ties orSleepers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters andgures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top plan view of a main lineand switchwith my improved ties or sleepers connected thereto; and Fig. 2, adetail view,in perspective, of one of the ties or sleepers.

My present invention has for its object to provide a metal tie orsleeper that can be quickly and conveniently applied to the rails of amain track or switch used in mines and tramways,without the necessity ofemploying spikes or like fastenings usually resorted to to fasten therails in place, and it consists in the peculiar construction of the tie0r sleeper, substantially as shown in the drawings, and hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A B represent the rails of the main track,and C D those of the switch, of the usual construction.

The ties or sleepers E, I form of metal,pref erably of Wrought metal,with downwardlyprojecting flanges a, extending longitudinally therewith,as shown in Fig. 2, leaving the ends of the tie or sleeper extendingbeyond the'ends of the iiange, as at b, which ends of said tie orsleeper are provided in any suitable manner with locking-flanges c.These flanges are bent over and down upon the base flanges of the rails,to hold them in place thereon, and the longitudinal flanges a, supportthe tie or sleeper and give itstrength and durability.

This tie or sleeper, as above described, is to be used on all lines oftrack where fish-plates are employed to make a continuous rail, no otherform of tie or sleeper being necessary.

It may be found necessary, in addition to the flanges c, to turn theedges of the projecting ends b over and upon the base-flange of SerialNo. 198,542. (No model.)

the outer side of the rails, as shown at d, and any number of thelocking-flanges o may be provided on each tie or sleeper to adapt it tocircumstances-viz., that of securing either two, three, or four rails ata point where the switch connects with the main track, as shown in Fig.l, the ties or sleepers, of course, being of increased length for thispurpose. It is therefore not considered necessary to go into the detailsof construction of each individual tie or sleeper to adapt it to itsvarious uses and manner of securing the rails thereto, as the locationand position of the lockingflanges on the upper side of the tie orsleeper may be changed and their number increased from the nature andobject of my invention, and the locking-flanges may be formed thereon inany convenient manner.

`When these ties or sleepers are used, it is preferred to employstringers of wood, which extend directly under the rails to hold themfrom sinking into the ground, and the ties or Yor decreased at pleasureWithout departing,y

sleepersY are fastened to the stringers by spikes,

nails, or other suitable means. The longitudinal flanges upon the sidesof the tie or sleeper hold it in place by embedding themselves in theearth.

The tie or sleeper constructed in accordance with my invention issimple, strong, and durable, and can be used to advantage where theordinary tie or sleeper would be ineffective as a support for the rails.Besides, it can be manufactured and placed in the market at acomparatively small cost over the metal ties of the usual form.

Amore rapid method of track-laying-is secured by the employment of myimproved tie or sleeper, the locking-flanges being quickly andexpeditiously bent over and upon the base-flanges of the rails to fastenthem thereto without the use of spikes or other like fastenings, and theballasting and surfacing of the track are more readily accomplished, and

Y no extra expense is incurred by tearing up the track to lay switches.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A metallic tie or sleeper having longitudi- IOO IUI

nal and downwardly-projeeting side flanges, In testimony that I claimthe above I have and lookinghnnges extending above the uphereuntosubscribed my name in the presence per surface of the tie or sleeper andadapted of two witnesses.

to be bent ovel` and upon the base-anges 0f CLOTAIRE SAILLIEZ. 5 therail, and the ends of the tie or sleeper ex- Vit-nesses:

tending beyond the side anges thereof, sub- J. P. W'ALES,

stantially as and for the purpose set forth. H. C. ADAMS.

